Absolutely love banking
Been doing m&a / ECM for 2 years and am one of the few analysts who absolutely loves it. For example:
- get a kick when I get a complex model working / make something from scratch
- absolutely killer when seniors take me out for a client meeting and I get to exchange business cards and contribute to client discussions
- love it when I get praised by VPs/MDs for being a 'good guy' and 'sharp'
- feel great when I need to teach / explain stuff to interns and new joiners (no arrogance, treat them with complete respect)
- love seeing the new analyst / intern class every year - smartest graduates in the country, all willing to give everything to succeed (though quite a few give up in 6months)
- enjoy working with lot of different teams in banks to meet more and more TypeA people, see how they react to situations and how they operate in life in general
- love networking all the time and increasing my contact base
Is this weird? For me it's hard to imagine life outside the bank / finance industry anymore in general...
Congratulations, there are few people in the world that can say they truly enjoy their work. You found your niche, embrace it. Who cares what other people think/what is weird. That being said however, make sure you work to live, not live to work.
Very cool post, glad you hit a good groove. Rock on dude (or dudette, I can't tell from your screen name)
Troll alert
Do you work in a BB?
What kind of meds does your doc have you on?
I too am interested...
double post
congrats, you're the envy of all of us.
Congrats, you've found a job you love - not many people can say they truly enjoy their work haha. Who cares what others think? You're happy & enjoying your life! Congrats once again! :)
If your not trolling, you are the only person I know who doesn't just like banking, but loves it. All power to you, man.
Maybe I'm so jaded by this job, but I have to believe this is complete and utter bullshit.
I don't know why or how an analyst could stand this job.
You're a rare breed, my friend...
It's ironic how rare these type of posts are.
Congrats, OP.
Congrats bro, keep living it up... I guess.
I tick 5 of your 7 boxes. Great attitude you've got there.
I also love presentations. But the model buidling is my crpytonite. My first assciate in ER wanted me to do a simple DCF template for a security he was interested in. I went total ape-shit! Built an entire macro with all the bells & whistles. The guy called me into his office and flat out called me a freak. Good times!
Congrats! It sounds like you work with an encouraging, supportive group at your BB. I think one of the reasons so many bankers hate their job is because the people around them are assholes. This is especially true of VP's/MD's. When I was interning at a Boutique, my VP never had a single positive thing to say for 3 months! It was truly miserable working for that man, lol.
I'm with you OP...I absolutely love what I do too!
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Congrats to you and OP. You both seem to be having a blast and building something important. Don't stop performing (full speed ahead), but keep the sense of purpose. Enjoy the best years to profile your knowledge and professional satisfaction.
Later in your careers you'll deal with more philosophical questions, and consider progressing into other stages. You'll be grateful for having a solid base and enjoyed what you have done... Keep an eye on the other pillars of life (social, sports, friends&family, spiritual, etc.)
Very simple: Do what you love, love what you do!
See I know this is true and god it makes me want to get out of banking ASAP.
Now the OP...he has to be full of shit
^how do I get that job? I'm willing to sell my body to hairy men and trade an eyeball for it
Congratz! You are a perfect employee
OP is a troll
also lol at smartest graduates in the country
in case your not trolling OP, get help something must be wrong with you
Exactly, why are people taking this seriously!
cuz ppl have never worked in banking before and are trying to break in and are happy finally one post says banking is good?
If you look at the majority of reasons why the OP "loves banking," most of them are not exclusive to banking at all. The OP loves interacting with successful people, receiving praise from his superiors for doing a good job, and working with really smart people. While banking certainly offers all of these things, so do many other jobs out there.
I'm only a couple months into banking but have to say I really enjoy it. This may be due to the fact I am coming from the back office, because my hours don't suck too much, or because I'm treated more like an associate than an analyst (at a very small boutique).
I find that my days are generally pretty interesting, I don't dread coming to work, and I actually feel like work is rewarding. Granted I'm not at a BB doing 100 hr weeks and cranking out model after model (I get a decent amount of direct client interaction), but I have to say I would take these 70 hr weeks and occasional berating from senior guys over my laid back, stress free 50 hr weeks in the back office.
Also, agree with a lot of the stuff CompBanker said but I should add- front office finance is just genuinely more interesting than a lot of other cubicle jobs.
Congrats kid. I know very few people who actually love their job. M&A is sexy tho.
Maybe I'm naive, but this sounds like a legit post to me. Doesn't seem like an effective troll if that was the intention.
Anyways, as others have said, it's great to see that someone out there loves banking. Congrats!
The success of a troll is measured by how many people believe it and by the attention it receives.
Thats awesome! Little jelly.
Can't tell if troll or not, but there's some people who are so positive and enthused about everything that they can mistakenly come across as total trolls. I know a guy who'd sound like a 100% troll all the time if you couldn't look him in the face and see he's dead serious.
Not sure if serious ....
"The other day, my MD pointed at ME and called me HIS resource........... I nearly fainted"
That's great that you are enjoying your work, and even better that you seem to like educating others.
I have never met anyone in investment banking that thinks like this. sometimes, i have some good periods, but i have realized that they are good because work is slow and i can leave early, go out for drinks, relax during the day, etc.
As soon as the work begins again, I think "this is fucked up" and "I fucking hate this shit." So, it's nice to get the high salary and live easy, but if you are working like the normal IB life, then nothing i know of can make it worth it, and i look around and see the faces of all of my colleagues of all levels and i cannot find passion on their faces.
If you have actually worked in IB and believe this guy is not a troll you're retarded
Hahaha. If true, good for you.
I think people would greatly appreciate banking if the hours were toned down even slightly. If it were a 60 - 70 hour a week job with less fluctuations, I think morale would be higher and people would appreciate the upsides to it a lot more.
Totally agree...this is why I probably enjoy my job despite the fact that I'm basically doing the same thing that any IBD associate + management consultant does. I get the same kind of work but put in 60 hours a week for slightly lower pay...
^jigga word yo, heard dat
and yes I misspelled morale before everyone shits on me, sumtimez a baller mess up so wut
You are the exact opposite of me (see name). So f u.
Thanks for sharing how you feel. You're probably the first person on here that I have seen that truly loves banking. Congrats! Keep that work ethic up man!
Why is that weird ?
You're a college student I presume?
I've done banking for 3 years and it fucking sucks.
hey OP, did you happen to lose some bet nd were forced to post this while big swinging dick stood behind you and played mambo no. 5
"smartest graduates in the country"? Are you kidding me with this? If you really have spent time with the population investment bankers and think that analysts compose the smartest groups of graduates in the country... you have very interesting conception of what smart is. Maybe an appropriate one, but one that doesn't seem characteristic of someone with your level of education. Type A people sure. But that has nothing to do with smart.
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